Okai Y. A decrease of RNA synthesis during macrophage activation with lipopolysaccharide--an association with novel regulating factors.
Immunol Lett 1984;
8:261-5. [PMID:
6083977 DOI:
10.1016/0165-2478(84)90006-3]
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Abstract
RNA synthesis during macrophage activation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was analyzed in mice. The RNA synthesis of macrophages was considerably increased early after LPS stimulation, but drastically decreased at a later period. The decrease of RNA synthesis was observed in mouse strains responding to LPS such as BALB/c, ATL and ddY, but not in nonresponder strain, C3H/HeJ. Furthermore, the decrease of RNA synthesis occurred in both alpha-amanitin resistant and sensitive RNA polymerase reactions. However, RNA polymerases in nuclei were not changed significantly in LPS-treated macrophages, but the factors affecting RNA polymerase reactions were drastically changed. Amongst these factors, the stimulating factors were decreased and a novel repressing factor was remarkably increased. The factors were partially characterized and their significance in macrophage activation is discussed.
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